Windchill
what is WindChill?
Manufacturers have never needed real-time information sharing, dynamic data visualization, and the ability to collaborate more than they do today. With easy, secure data access for multi-disciplinary and geographically-distributed teams, quality-focused processes, and a data driven approach to manufacturing, Windchill is elevating how product development gets done.
Windchill’s open architecture enables easy integration with other enterprise systems, including IoT, providing a solid foundation for a product-driven digital thread. PTC’s PLM system provides comprehensive out-of-the-box functionality and highly configurable role and task-based apps. Expand self-service access of traceable product data to non-experts who don’t typically use PLM, while avoiding over-customization and complexity.
Play Video
Windchill Overview
Rapidly develop role- and task-based apps
ThingWorx Navigate 9.0 enables customers to build their own unique custom apps, leveraging a rapid app development environment with reusable components. Experience eight times faster time-to-value for building a new custom app, down from three and a half months to under two weeks.
Implement closed-loop quality
System integration delivers proof of traceability for finding and fixing problems early. This capability is delivered through tight OSLC integration with the PTC toolchain and third-party requirements management tools (i.e. IBM Doors Next Gen).
Visually manage critical to quality (CTQ) characteristics
Creo View 7, embedded in PTC’s product lifecycle management software, provides visual comparisons based on process manufacturing information (PMI) created through model-based definition (MBD) practices. By allowing users to identify changes in the view states captured in the CAD design, Windchill can now enable better management of CTQ characteristics.
Support concurrent engineering with the factory
Bill of material (BOM) transformation tools enable manufacturing engineers to quickly view and reconcile upstream changes to downstream manufacturing and plant-specific BOMs.
Whether you are just starting your digital transformation initiative or are implementing advanced PLM capabilities, Windchill offers packages to grow with your business. Windchill’s core multi-CAD and product data management (PDM) functionality – along with automated change and document management, business systems integration and project execution – will help you establish your core product development platform. As your PLM initiatives and requirements grow, you can expand your capabilities to include variant management, parts classification, supplier management, downstream manufacturing and service BOM management, manufacturing process plans and work instructions, augmented reality, IoT and more.
Windchill’s 100% web-based architecture, which is optimized for agility and flexibility, has been designed to easily integrate with existing IT, internet, and security infrastructures for remote work and multi-site collaboration. PLM deployments with PTC can be on-premises, in the cloud, on a single server for a workgroup, or on a highly scalable clustered system with performance optimized for content distribution. Based on the industry standard J2EE, internet and web services interfaces, and powerful federation for maintaining data with other systems, Windchill seamlessly interoperates in heterogeneous environments with a consistent data model from CAD data management to BOM transformation.
Experience better collaboration, closed-loop quality, and concurrent manufacturing.
new releases
Collaborate and innovate with quality built in, from anywhere with enterprise PLM on Windchill 12.
Building on Windchill’s web-based user interface and highly configurable out-of-the-box applications, Windchill 12 improves collaboration across the enterprise with even broader access to product data. A new functionality in Windchill 12 and ThingWorx Navigate 9.0 enables customers to build their own apps, leveraging a rapid application development environment with reusable components and the ability to mashup data from multiple systems.
Experience better collaboration, closed-loop quality, and concurrent manufacturing.
Rapidly develop role- and task-based apps: ThingWorx Navigate 9.0 enables customers to build their own unique custom apps, leveraging a rapid app development environment with reusable components. Experience eight times faster time-to-value for building a new custom app, down from three and a half months to under two weeks.
Implement closed-loop quality: System integration delivers proof of traceability for finding and fixing problems early. This capability is delivered through tight OSLC integration with the PTC toolchain and third-party requirements management tools (i.e. IBM Doors Next Gen).
Visually manage critical to quality (CTQ) characteristics: Creo View 7, embedded in PTC’s product lifecycle management software, provides visual comparisons based on process manufacturing information (PMI) created through model-based definition (MBD) practices. By allowing users to identify changes in the view states captured in the CAD design, Windchill can now enable better management of CTQ characteristics.
Support concurrent engineering with the factory: Bill of material (BOM) transformation tools enable manufacturing engineers to quickly view and reconcile upstream changes to downstream manufacturing and plant-specific BOMs.
With Windchill, the industry-leading PLM software from PTC, you can digitalize and connect your enterprise in this new world. PTC recognizes the need for fast, scalable tools to manage your product lifecycle and drive revenue, reduce costs, and stay competitive.
Windchill provides the foundation and continuity of product information across the digital thread, whether deployed on-premises or in the cloud. Our web-based tools connect physical assets with their digital twins for a secure, global, cohesive, and flexible work environment. The world is changing, but you don’t need to transition alone; Windchill is the enterprise PLM application suite that transitions with you.
get more info on our solutions.
Elevating how product development gets done
No matter what role you play in the product lifecycle, Windchill can help you quickly see value. Average results our customers experience include
- 200% MORE PROJECTS
- 50% FASTER LEAD TIME
- 20% IMPROVEMENT IN R&D EFFICIENCY
- 40% LOWER COSTS OF NON-QUALITY
Whitepaper: PLM and ERP’s respective roles in modern manufacturing
PLM as the Foundation for Digital Transformation
Whitepaper: PLM and ERP’s respective roles in modern manufacturing
Learn the best practices for integrating the two systems to improve data consistency and quality.
PLM as the Foundation for Digital Transformation
These are challenging times. Designing the best product is no longer enough to stay ahead of the competition.